''Deltophora'' is a genus of
moths in the family
Gelechiidae. The genus was originally described from South Africa and based on a taxonomic revision contains about 20 species on all continents except Antarctica.
[Sattler K. (1979). A taxonomic revision of the genus ''Deltophora'' Janse, 1950 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Bull Br Mus (Nat Hist), Entomol Ser 38: 263–322.](_blank)
/ref> Host plants of larvae and adults are only known for two Chinese species of ''Deltophora''.
Species
*''peltosema'' species-group
**'' Deltophora angulella'' Sattler, 1979
**'' Deltophora distinctella'' Sattler, 1979
**'' Deltophora diversella'' Sattler, 1979
**'' Deltophora fasciella'' Sattler, 1979
**''Deltophora peltosema
''Deltophora peltosema'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in India, Sri Lanka and Australia (Western Australia, Queensland and New South Wales). Records from South Africa and South America are based on misidentifications.
This sp ...
'' (Lower, 1900)
**'' Deltophora typica'' Sattler, 1979
*''maculata'' species-group
**''Deltophora beatrix
''Deltophora beatrix'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in southern Iran., 1979: A taxonomic revision of the genus ''Deltophora'' Janse, 1950 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). ''Bull Br Mus (Nat Hist), Entomol Ser'' 38: 263–322Full ...
'' Sattler, 1979
**''Deltophora maculata
''Deltophora maculata'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Georgia, Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Syria
Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Ar ...
'' (Staudinger, 1879)
**'' Deltophora pauperella'' Sattler, 1979
*''stictella'' species-group
**'' Deltophora stictella'' (Rebel, 1927)
*''korbi'' species-group
**''Deltophora korbi
''Deltophora korbi'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in the Russian Far East and China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with ...
'' (Caradja, 1920)
*''glandiferella'' species-group
**'' Deltophora glandiferella'' (Zeller, 1873)
**''Deltophora sella
''Deltophora sella'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in the United States ( North Carolina, Florida, Arkansas, Texas and California)., 1979: A taxonomic revision of the genus ''Deltophora'' Janse, 1950 (Lepidoptera: Gelechi ...
'' (Chambers, 1874)
*''flavocincta'' species-group
**'' Deltophora caymana'' Sattler, 1979
**''Deltophora duplicata
''Deltophora duplicata'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in the United States ( Florida), the Cayman Islands, Mexico ( Tamaulipas) and El Salvador
El Salvador (; , meaning " The Saviour"), officially the Republic of El Sa ...
'' Sattler, 1979
**'' Deltophora flavocincta'' Sattler, 1979
**'' Deltophora lanceella'' Sattler, 1979
**''Deltophora minuta
''Deltophora minuta'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Brazil (Amazon)., 1979: A taxonomic revision of the genus ''Deltophora'' Janse, 1950 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). ''Bull Br Mus (Nat Hist), Entomol Ser'' 38: 263–322Ful ...
'' Sattler, 1979
**''Deltophora suffusella
''Deltophora suffusella'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Paraguay ( Chaco)., 1979: A taxonomic revision of the genus ''Deltophora'' Janse, 1950 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). ''Bull Br Mus (Nat Hist), Entomol Ser'' 38: 263–3 ...
'' Sattler, 1979
*unknown species-group
**''Deltophora digitiformis
''Deltophora digitiformis'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae that is endemic to China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exce ...
'' Li, Li & Wang, 2002
**'' Deltophora fuscomaculata'' Park, 1988
**''Deltophora gielisia
''Deltophora gielisia'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Spain and Portugal.
References
Moths described in 1995
Deltophora
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'' Hull, 1995
**''Deltophora quadrativalvata
''Deltophora quadrativalvata'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae which is endemic to China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population ...
'' Li, Li & Wang, 2002
Former species
*''Deltophora abrupta'' Omelko, 1995 is '' Epichostis abrupta'' (Omelko, 1995)
References
* ; ; 2009: Checklist of Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera) in America North of Mexico. ''Zootaxa'', 2231: 1-39
Abstract & excerpt
* , 2002: A systematic study on the genus ''Deltophora'' Janse from China (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). ''Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica'' 27 (1): 129-135.
Anomologini
Gelechiidae genera
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